Pain Clinic

At Panacea Vets, we understand that pets can suffer from chronic pain as they age. To address this, we have a specialized Chronic Pain Clinic dedicated to helping manage your pet’s pain with personalized care.

We create custom pain management plans for each pet, carefully selecting the right painkillers to address their pain. Most patients are dogs and cats with long-term joint issues like arthritis. For these pets, easing joint and muscle stiffness with medications, acupuncture, and physiotherapy can significantly improve their movement and overall happiness. However, our care isn’t just for joint problems. We also help:

• Pets with back issues and trapped nerves.
• Those with chronic stomach problems.
• Cats with long-term bladder issues.
• Pets with certain types of cancer.

We use a multimodal approach to manage pain, meaning we use a combination of treatments, including:

• Medications: Choosing the right painkillers for your pet’s needs.
• Supplements: Providing nutritional support for joint health and overall well-being.
• Acupuncture: Using acupuncture to reduce pain and promote healing.
• Physiotherapy: Conducting physical therapy exercises to improve movement and strengthen muscles.
• Laser Therapy: Utilizing laser therapy to reduce inflammation, promote healing, and alleviate pain.

As needed during treatment, we add on different medications and therapies to best manage your pet’s pain.

We use pain scoring to assess your pet’s pain levels before starting treatment and again after to ensure the treatment is working and to make any necessary adjustments.

As pets age, they are more likely to develop chronic pain. Older pets aren’t sleeping more or are reluctant to move just because they are old. This happens because they are in pain, and we can help. Older pets often slow down, their joints may become stiff, and they might feel uncomfortable. A personalized pain management plan can benefit any dog or cat with ongoing pain. We also help pets with other types of pain, like back problems or cancer.

If your pet seems in pain, feels sad, or doesn’t want to play as much, it’s a good idea to talk to us about whether our Pain Clinic can help. We also help athletic and working dogs with muscle strains by providing early detection and proper management to ease their pain.

We also work with acute pain and use specific local anesthetics and nerve blocks during various surgical procedures, such as dental extractions, spays, and neutering, but not limited to these procedures. This ensures your pet experiences minimal pain and a faster recovery.